Farmers May Have To Set Up Storage For Wheat
Frederick county farmers face storage challenges for the 1942 wheat crop under government loan contracts. Terminals used last year are full, forcing some growers to store on farms with tight, locked buildings and ceilings above 14 percent moisture. The loan price is expected at 131 dollars per bushel, while the cash market remains uncertain.
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Frederick County
Farmers Cooperative Association
New Jersey
New York
Montgomery County
Govsoomen
Crowds At Local Ration Board Offices
A large morning crowd queued outside the Rationing Board offices as doors opened at 9 o clock. Hours later throngs remained inside, seeking extra sugar and gasoline. Officials stressed bring war ration books and noted canning certificates are issued only through the end of the month.
Nazis To Feel Maximum U S British Air Strength
London June 1 Lieut Gen Henry H Arnold head of the United States air forces announced he had practically completed conferences with British leaders aimed at maximum impact of their combined air strength on Germany. He praised the Cologne raid and said American crews should fly from British Isles when ready, stressing a balanced force and full participation.
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London
Henry H. Arnold
United States Air Forces
Germany
Arnold
Britain
Europe
RAF
Cologne
United States
British Isles
United Nations
Churchill
Roosevelt
A. T. Harris
RAF Bomber Command
Negro Woman Injured In Route 340 Crash
Caroline Spencer, colored, 12714 West Alabama Street, admitted to Frederick City Hospital with possible fracture of the right arm and cuts to the right leg after a car carrying four colored occupants struck a pole on Route 340 near Jefferson Inn. State Police corporal M M Puncke investigates. driver and other occupants unnamed.
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Caroline Spencer
West al. Saints Street
Frederick City Hospital
Route 340
Jefferson Inn
Corp
M. M. Puncke
State Police
Frederick
Maryland Grants Trucks Reciprocity Across States
Annapolis June 1 Governor O Connor announced Maryland will grant reciprocity for licenses of trucks and passenger cars from other states operating on Maryland highways. The move follows a Roosevelt committee on state trade barriers chaired by Secretary Jesse Jones, with O Connor and four other governors as members.
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Annapolis
O'Conor
Maryland
Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
Brazilian merchant ship torpedoed in Caribbean
The Navy announced the torpedoing of a medium-sized Brazilian merchant vessel in the Caribbean Sea. Survivors have reached an east coast port.
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Washington
Caribbean
District OPA Offices Set for Cumberland and Cambridge
Baltimore June 1 state OPA administrator Leo H. McCormick announced new district offices to administer rationing and pricing issues for Western Maryland and the Eastern Shore. The Cumberland office handles Western Maryland and Cambridge covers the Eastern Shore with managers named for each post. staff sizes to be determined.
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Baltimore
Leo H. McCormick
OPA
Cumberland
Cambridge
Maryland
McCormick
Supreme Court_RULES Indigent Counsel Not Mandatory in Robbery Case
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 decision, held that the 14th Amendment does not compel appointment of counsel for indigent defendants in state robbery trials. Justice Roberts stated fairness concerns may arise without counsel, but the Constitution does not require counsel in all cases. Dissents by Justices Black, Douglas, and Murphy.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Roberts
Black
Douglas
Murphy
Smith Reits
Carrol County
Maryland
Carroll T. Bond
Maryland Court of Appeals
Betts
Rev. H. C. Baer to Be Installed in Local Church
The Rev Harold C Baer of Mt Pleasant Pa is to be installed as assistant pastor of the Evangelical Reformed church here on Sunday morning July 12 The service will be led by Rev Dr Henri L G Kieffer with Rev Dr Henry I Stahr assisting Rev Mr Baer will marry Miss May Summy of Akron Ohio on June 19 at Somerset Pa They plan to reside at 510 Elm Street Frederick Md After marriage the couple will visit Frederick before settling in town
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Harold C. Baer
Mt. Pleasant
Evangelical Reformed Church
Potomac Synod
Scott R Wagner
Hagerstown
Henri L. G. Kieffer
Kieffer
Henry I. Stahr
Hood College
Mr. Baer
Charles Stahr Hartman
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Youngwood
Hartman
Stahr
John S$. Stanr
Franklin and Marshall College
Somerset
May Summy
Akron
Frederick
510
Elm Street
Bombers Speak For Themselves, Hull Says
Secretary Hull told a press conference that bombers are speaking to Germany and will continue to do so loudly as the war proceeds. He noted no comment on RAF mass air raids, but said the bombers speak well for themselves.
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Washington
Germany
Hull
British Submarines Sink 12,000 Tons in Mediterranean
Four British submarines have sunk 12,000 tons of Axis shipping in the Mediterranean and damaged two other ships, the Admiralty announced tonight.
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Japs Raid Sydney Submarines Sink in Harbor Action
Japanese midget submarines launched from a mother ship attacked Sydney harbor last night. Gunfire and depth charges likely sank three subs while one ferry hull was sunk. The raid marked the first major Japanese attack on a Australian city, with residents of Sydney alarmed by the night long barrage.
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Sydney
Australia
Sydney Harbor
Pearl Harbor
Alhea
Coral Sea
Darwin
OPA Checks Gas Violators Across Maryland
State OPA administrator Leo H. McCormick said inspectors are checking gasoline dealers statewide and have found violations of rationing rules. He noted some dealers are selling to known customers without punching ration cards or under reporting gas. actions are in the hands of the legal department. He stressed the violations are not widespread and stem from a lack of consumer awareness of regulations.
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Baltimore
Leo H.mccormick
OPA
Legal Department
McCormick
Supreme Court rules wage hour law covers building maintenance
The Supreme Court held the federal wage hour law applies to workers who maintain and operate buildings used by tenants producing goods for interstate commerce. Justice Frankfurter wrote the 8 to 1 decision, citing Arsenal Building Corporation and the B. Kirschbaum Company as examples. Justice Roberts dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Justice Frankfurter
Arsenal Building Corporation
New York City
4. B. Kirschbaum Company
Philadelphia
Justice Roberts
British Merchant Vessel Torpedoed Off Atlantic Coast
The Navy reported that a small British merchant vessel was torpedoed in the Atlantic and its survivors were landed at an East Coast port.
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Washington
Navy
Atlantic
Escapee on trial for rape at Hagerstown
A 46 year old social security worker testified in Washington County Circuit Court that James A. Anderson raped her at her Glen Echo Maryland home on February 21. Anderson, who escaped from Rockville jail, denied rape and was ruled sane after a mental hygiene board evaluation. He faces additional jail break charges and was captured near Ar Hogton Virginia after two other prisoners helped him escape.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Glen Echo
James A. Anderson
Rockville
Anderson
John R. Reeves
George H. Preston
State Board of Mental Hygiene
Montgomery County
Ar- Hogton
Heavy Damage In Canterbury
London reports a night raid by German bombers on Canterbury causing heavy damage and casualties. Authorities say about 500 planes attacked British targets, with Canterbury as a likely objective. Smoke rose at dawn. one famous church survived while another burned, and a nearby school was left a shell.
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London
Canterbury
England
War Closes Large Local Restaurant in Frederick
The Washington restaurant one of Frederick's largest eateries will close for the war. Proprietor Steve Krusings cites complete collapse of business due to rationing and fewer tourists. He surrendered his beer license to the License Commissioner. A native of Greece, Krusings plans to join the armed forces. The restaurant at Market and All Saints streets had undergone extensive improvements years earlier.
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Washington
Frederick
Steve Krusings
Kritsings
Paul M. Little
Greece
Market More Cheerful
Mild bid optimism boosted the New York stock market on June 1. Early gains of fractions to a point appeared broad, though dealings slowed and prices fluctuated near the fourth hour.
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New York
Deferment Policy for Skilled War Workers Takes Effect
Washington reports the War Manpower Commission’s labor mobilization program becomes effective today. It prioritizes deferment for irreplaceable craftsmen to protect urgent production needs and directs draft boards to consult federal employment offices before calling skilled workers. Administrator McNutt calls it a democratic demonstration of discipline.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Employment Service
Army
Selective Service
McNutt
Girl Murder In Boston As Man Eludes Pursuers
A teenage girl Fidella Briand 18 was killed along a parkway beside the Charles River after being chased by a knife wielding man who was later identified as Harry Adams 28. Three Boston University students Harold Breski Henry Gates and Lyle Wilson pursued but could not stop the attack. Adams claimed a motive saying I wanted a woman I want to go to the chair. Adams said to police he was Albanian and a cook. Police noted a prior arrest of a man with the same name in 1940 for lewdness.
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Boston
Charles River
Back Bay
Boston University
Fidella Briand
Woburn
Fisher Business School
James Leonard
Harry Adams
Somerville
Harold Breski
Bridgeport
Wilson
Gates
Breski
Leonard
Adams
Albania
German General Cruewell Captured in North Africa Diary Evidence
General Ludwig Cruewell commander of the German Africa Corps was captured with a diary showing a recent conference with Adolf Hitler a week before Rommel's latest attack. Cruewell aged 45 previously led Nazi tank units in France and Yugoslavia and was seized after a reconnaissance aircraft was shot down by British forces in central Libya.
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Libyan
Ludwig Cruewell
Erwin Rommel
Adolf Hitler
Rommel
Cruewell
France
Yugoslavia
German Tank Commander Captured in North Africa Fight
Cairo reports Britons press the Axis retreat as Gen Ludwig Cruewell is captured after Rommel's Africa Corps battles to break the British cordon. British forces strike from air and ground along Ain El Gazala to Bir Hacheim, with Rommel’s tanks and supply lines in jeopardy.
Evacuees Reach U S On Swedish Diplomatic Liner Drottningholm
The Drottningholm brought 908 passengers to Jersey City including 169 U S diplomats 185 Latin American diplomats and 573 U S citizens. Three Axis submarines were sighted during the 10 day voyage from Lisbon with officers noting they avoided alarming passengers. Admiral William D Leahy left with his wife’s body, the former Vichy ambassador.
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Jersey City
N. J
Drottningholm
Europe
Lisbon
Sigfried Ericsson
Portugal
William D. Leahy
Vichy
U. S
Gas Rationing Cuts Parking Meter Receipts in Frederick
Frederick daily reports show a $500 drop in parking meter receipts in the first two months of the year led by tire and gasoline rationing effects. Collector Elgin Hemp notes weekly totals dipping to $340 and the city questions if $20,000 will be reached in meters this year.
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Frederick
Elgin Hemp
Japanese Army Opens Offensive In Kwangtung Province
Canton headquarters reports the Japanese army in south China has begun an offensive in Kwangtung after dawn attack yesterday. Reinforcements described as crack Japanese units arrived to support the operation.
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Tokyo
South China
Kwangtung Province
Canton
Dorci
Foxx Sold by Boston to Chicago Cubs
The Boston Red Sox announced the sale of first baseman Jimmie Foxx to the Chicago Cubs for an undisclosed sum. Foxx, who had undergone an operation in Philadelphia yesterday, will report to the Cubs promptly.
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Jimmie Foxx
Boston
Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox
Foxx
Philadelphia
Cubs
Sterilization Statute Held Unconstitutional
The U S Supreme Court struck down an Oklahoma sterilization statute for habitual criminals as unconstitutional for unjust classification by crime type. Justice Douglas delivered the unanimous decision in the case involving Jack T. Skinner of Pittsburg County who had one chickens stealing conviction and two robberies with firearms.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Douglas
Jack T. Skinner
Pittsburg County
Huge Wave Flattens Lake Erie Shore Kills Seven
Seven people died and at least seven others were injured as a 15 to 20 foot wave swept along a 60 mile Lake Erie shore near Cleveland. A sudden wind shift caused the surge, with a smaller crest reported later by witnesses.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Cleveland Weather Bureau
Army Penn Grid Game Moves To Franklin Field
The Army Pennsylvania football game will be played on October 31 at Franklin Field instead of West Point due to fire and gasoline rationing. H Jamison Swarts, UP athletic director, announced today.
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Philadelphia
Army-Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
West Point
H. Jamison Swarts
University of Pennsylvania
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Bir Hacheim
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